Masters Day 2:
Things that have happened or will happen today, during the second round of the Masters.
...Tiger will not be as sharp. You can’t sit at home for five months, not playing competitive golf, getting therapy for your sex jones, and then not miss a shot. Doesn’t work like that. Not even for the world’s best. He may grind out a decent number by the end of the day, but he is not going to make a pair of eagles and race up the leader board.
...Tom Watson will implode. I hope I am wrong about this one, but I won’t be. He’s 60-something. He can’t putt. He doesn’t chip real well anymore. And oh yeah, he’s 60! Great first day story that would have gotten even more attention if Tiger hadn’t gone Tiger and another blue hair named Fred Couples didn’t have the overnight lead. Say hello to 76 Tommy boy.
...Ricky Barnes will continue to wear a stupid painter's cap. Come on brother. Even Camilo ditched the painter's cap, why don’t you do the same? If you are going to win your first major, do you really want to look back 30 years from now and see a painter's cap on top of your head? I’ll answer that one, you don't.
...Ryan Moore is wearing a tie while he plays. Seriously. It makes Barnes’ painter's cap look chic by comparison. The tie is for d-bags like Kevin Costner at the Pebble Beach event, not guys playing in the most prestigious event in golf.
...Fred Couples is the coolest 50 year old on earth, or at the very least in golf. The guy had the overnight lead with a 66, and he did it while wearing slippers and no socks. Who needs spikes when you can roll out of bed, throw on the slips, and go shoot 6-under?
...Tiger will be a factor on the weekend. He’s Tiger, it’s what he does. Or at the very least, it’s one of the things he does.